OAR 635-500-5260
Coho Salmon
(1)
Policies:(a)
The Siuslaw Basin shall be managed for naturally produced coho production with an option for a hatchery program consistent with the provisions in OAR 635-500-6500 (Implementing the Oregon Coast Coho Conservation Plan for the State of Oregon) (Oregon Coast Coho Conservation Plan for the State of Oregon);(b)
The tidewater fishery for coho shall have priority over the freshwater coho fishery in the Siuslaw River Basin.(2)
Objectives:(a)
Recover the naturally produced coho population of the Siuslaw River Basin consistent with the six measurable criteria for desired status contained in OAR 635-500-6500 (Implementing the Oregon Coast Coho Conservation Plan for the State of Oregon) (Oregon Coast Coho Conservation Plan for the State of Oregon);(b)
Recover Siuslaw River Basin naturally produced coho salmon sufficiently to allow fisheries targeting fin clipped hatchery coho consistent with OAR 635-500-6500 (Implementing the Oregon Coast Coho Conservation Plan for the State of Oregon) (Oregon Coast Coho Conservation Plan for the State of Oregon).(c)
Recover Siuslaw River Basin naturally produced coho salmon sufficiently to allow an in-river fishery on naturally produced coho consistent with OAR 635-500-6500 (Implementing the Oregon Coast Coho Conservation Plan for the State of Oregon) (Oregon Coast Coho Conservation Plan for the State of Oregon).
Source:
Rule 635-500-5260 — Coho Salmon, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=635-500-5260
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